“What will it take for Washington State to make the NCAA tournament?” It’s a question that often has a more complicated answer than the asker wants to hear; we like it when someone can tell us “do this and you’re in.” But any “bracketologist” worth their salt will tell you that it’s hardly ever that simple.
After three consecutive losses — to unranked USC, top 10 Arizona, and unranked Arizona State — it might feel like WSU’s grasp on their bid to return to the NCAA women’s basketball is slipping away. The school rather famously has only ever made it once, and that was 30 years ago.